I haven’t seen the movie nor read the book. I have talked with several who have and have read reviews of the movie–so I have a general idea. Still, I googled, “What is the meaning of the title “Fifty Shades of Grey?” The answer was that the assumption is that there is no such thing …
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Our God Delivers!
In Psalm 72 the worshiper extols the character and deeds of the Ideal King. Ideal to the extent the king reflects the priorities and promises of the Lord God in caring for people. At the center of it all is the power of God activated by the love of God on behalf of the people …
SET THEM FREE!
If all are made in God’s image, If all human beings rightly belong to God, If God is love, If we can see love most clearly and powerfully in God’s own Self-Giving in the Person of Jesus, If Jesus has called us to follow Jesus on Jesus’ path, If Jesus makes the way …
MLK and the FMC
One of the most shocking and shameful parts of our history as a church, in my view, is our non-participation (at best) in and our resistance (at worst) to the American Civil Rights Movement, embodied in the person of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (When I say “our” I mean especially the majority of folk in the church …
Jesus, I.S. and Terror
We’ve just celebrated the first Advent of our Lord, and in the New Year we wait for the Second Advent. The Heavy lifting has been done. The child born … finally said, “It is finished!” Then, on the third day he was not there but he was here, with us, still Immanuel. God with us, …